Do not dispair B.E.T.When you do the switch you will be amazed at the increase in speed. You will be happy!The series 3 boxes are very reasonable. I think I got the Motorola for under $90.-----------------------------------------The more correct terms are Docsis 1.0 as the old specs. and Docsis 3.0 as the new faster specs.It is my understanding the Docsis 3.0 are backward compatable.